By Staff
December 24th, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Before there can be a Christmas – there has to be a Winter Solstice; the day with the shortest number of daylight hours… or the longest number of darkness hours – totally your preference.
For the past four years Debra Pickfield’s Thinkspot in Lowville has celebrated both the Winter and Summer Solstice.
Getting ready to launch a sky lantern
On Wednesday, a surprisingly large crowd of 150+ gathered for a meal together, some activities for children, or simply decorating a sky lantern which they released at just after 8:30pm as a way of honouring what they were grateful for in 2016 and also what they wanted to release from 2016.
Launching the sky lanterns to celebrate the Winter Solstice
Watching those sky lanterns fill with warm air from a candle and they ascended majestically into the night sky was something to watch.
A sky lantern reaching for the winter sky.
People were asked to bring a donation of new socks and underwear that will be provided to individuals experiencing homelessness at shelters in our communities.
